330 North Wabash, International Style skyscraper in downtown Chicago, United States.
The building 330 North Wabash is a tower block in downtown Chicago along the Chicago River with 52 floors clad in black aluminum and glass. The facade rises without setbacks or ornamentation from street level to a height of 212 meters (696 feet).
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe designed this structure between 1968 and 1969 as his final project in America before his death. Construction was completed in 1973 and the tower initially served as corporate headquarters for IBM.
The name stems from the original tenant, technology firm IBM, which established its regional headquarters here. Today office workers occupy the upper floors while hotel guests pass through the ground-level lobby.
Hotel guests use a dedicated entrance on Wabash Avenue, while office access happens through separate doors. Visitors can enter the public lobby to get a sense of the architecture.
The architect originally planned for all exterior walls to be glass but changed the design due to technical requirements. The computer-operated heating system with heat recovery technology was revolutionary for its time when the tower opened.
Location: Chicago
Inception: 1973
Architects: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Floors above the ground: 52
Elevators: 35
Height: 212 m
Address: 330 North Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States
GPS coordinates: 41.88854,-87.62758
Latest update: December 5, 2025 22:23
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe shaped 20th-century architecture. His buildings stand in European and North American cities and show his approach: clear geometry, steel and glass combined with open floor plans. Each project follows the principle of reducing to the essential and defining space through structure. In the United States, he designed the Farnsworth House in Illinois, a residence with glass walls set in a wooded area. In Chicago, he created several buildings, including Crown Hall on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus and the residential high-rises on Lake Shore Drive. In New York, he developed the Seagram Building together with Philip Johnson, an office tower made of bronze and glass. Additional projects took him to Washington, Baltimore, Detroit, Montreal, and Toronto. In Europe, he built villas, museums, and exhibition structures. The Barcelona Pavilion was a temporary structure for the 1929 World's Fair, later reconstructed. Villa Tugendhat in Brno is now a World Heritage site. In Berlin, he built the New National Gallery, a museum with a large glass roof. In Krefeld, he designed Haus Lange and Haus Esters for private clients.
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